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Title: New Book from the Late Howard Zinn on the Threat of Nuclear Weapons: "The Bomb" Post by: Brandi1 on July 21, 2010, 03:04:54 pm New Book from the Late Howard Zinn on the Threat of Nuclear Weapons: "The Bomb" By Howard Zinn BuzzFlash.com's Review (excerpt) Celebrate peace with this posthumous book from Howard Zinn. "Occasioned by the 65th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Zinn's final work (completed just before his death in January 2010), combines a discussion of the horrors of atomic warfare with a glimpse at the carnage in Royan, which included the deaths of over 1,000 civilians in one of the first uses of napalm. . . . Zinn's call to reject disproportionate violence in war remains unalloyed and relevant to today's conflicts." --Brendan Driscoll --Booklist "As a World War II combat soldier, Howard Zinn took part in the aerial bombing of Royan, France. Two decades later, he was invited to visit Hiroshima and meet survivors of the atomic attack. In this short and powerful book, Zinn offers his deep personal reflections and political analysis of these events, their consequences, and the profound influence they had in transforming him from an order-taking combat soldier to one of our greatest anti-authoritarian, antiwar historians. This book was finalized just prior to Zinn's passing in January 2010, and is published on the sixty-fifth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima." Read The Full Review >>> http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/2311 Product Description Buy more progressive premiums to support BuzzFlash progressive news and commentary (we accept no advertising, corporate or otherwise to maintain our complete independence)by going to The BuzzFlash Progressive Marketplace. Learn More >>> http://www.buzzflash.com/store/items/2311 |